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GUIDE BOOK. 



I HOTELS, BOARDING HOUSES 

I and their 

I TEEMS OF BOAKB, 



j CARRIAGE DRIVES, | 

and 

C^o.st of Carrisise Hire. 



Boating and PATHS for Walking 

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Description of the various ^^izes and Prices 
of Views. 

S" Size of Picture. Size of Card Board. Price. Price. \ 

Single Copy. Per Doz. f 

Stereoscopic. 414^ x 7 .25 $ 2.50 | 

I Cabinet. 4x6 .25 2.50 |! 

5x8 9x12 .50 4.50 I 

8 X 10 10 X 12 .75 7.50 I 

II X 14 14 X 17 1.50 I 

14 X 18 18 X 22 2.00 I 

Mountains, Waterfalls, Qlens, &c., 

Of Moni'oe and Pike Counties^ I*a. I 

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Families and Parties Photographed in 
Groiips of any size or kind desired. 



aii^ FQrrQtyp&Sj G:enerally.j 

Visitors- at the Water Gap cordially invited to examine the \ 
Views on Exhibition. 

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1} S'G- 7 Photographer. 



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Watkr CiAi' House, 

Terms $21,00 per weel 

KlTTATIN'NY HoUSE, 

Terms $18,00 per weel 

Glenwood House, 

Terms $16,00 per weels 
Mountain House, 

Terms $10.00 to $15 
Brainerd House, 
Juniper Grove House, 
Bella Vista, 
River Farm House, 
Analomink House, 
Branch Cott-age, 
Wesley Water Cure, 
Cataract House, 
Cliff Cottage, 
Maple Cottage, 



L. W. Brodhead & Bro. 
: — $4,00 per day. 

W. A. Brodhead & Sons. 
^—33.50 per day. 

Samuel Alsop. 
: — $4,00 per day. 

Theodore Hauser. 
.00 per week. 

Thomas Brodhead. 
Franklin Hauser. 
B. F. Brodhead. 
E. T. Croasdale. 
James Bell, jr. 
Elias Compton. 
Wilson F. Hurd, M. D. 
S. W. Hubbard. 
J. A. Graves. 
Edward Yetter. 



BURNETT HOUSE, (Stroudsburg), Jas. C. Griggs. 

Terms $15,00 to $20,00 per week — $3,00 per day. 
Highland Dell House, near Stroudslnug, J. F. Foulke. 

I Locust Grove House, East Stroudsburg, Wm. F. Bush. 

I Rates at the doan/Zno- houses vary from six to twelve dollars 
I per week ; board can be also obtained at a number of private 
and farm houses. 



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Na.me of Drive. Time Required. Terms 

Cherry Valley, Stroudsburg, Fox Hill. 2j4 hours, $ 4.00 

Stroudsburg, Buttermilk P^alls. . . . 2^4. " 4-00 

Castle Rock 2J4 " 4.00 

Buttermilk Falls, Shawnee Hill. . . • i^ " 3-00 

Slate Quarries 2^ " 4.00 

Cherry Valley, Wildcat Ravine, Wolf 

Hollow 3 " 5.00 

Cherry Valley, Stroudsburg, Buttermilk 

Falls 3 " 5.00 

Marshalls Falls 3j^ " 6.00 

Transue Knob 3^ *' 6.00 

Hungry Hill 3 " 5.00 

New Jersey Hills, upper circuit. ... 4 " 6.00 

New Jersey Hills, lower circuit. ... 4 " 6.00 

Stroudsburg Circuit 4 " 6.00 

Tatamy's Gap, Water Gap 4 " 6.00 

Portland and Williamsburg 4 " 6.00 

Scantling Hill 4 " 6.00 

Cherry Valley, Stormsville 4 " 6.00 

Sombo Falls 4 " 6 00 

Fox Ciap, Slate Quarries, Water Gap. , 4 " 6.00 

Franklin Hill 4 " 6.00 

Lake Poponoming i day, 10. co 

Kakout Mountain i " 10.00 

Bushkill Fall I " 10.00 

Winona Fall i " 10.00 

The above charges are for a carriage to accommodate five 

persons besides driver. Saddle horses, and horse and buggy 
can also be obtained ; the livery is principally undei- the direc- 
tion of Thomas Brodhead, in the village. 

The Hotels and Boarding Houses are also provided with 
Teams and Carriages of their own. 







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A'avie. Time Rapiired. 

Water Gap ^-^l^out i hour. 

Summit of Mt Tammany "3 nours. 

Slate Quarries '5 

Cold Air Cave " 2>^ " 

The charge for boat loithoiit oarsman is 50 cents first hour, 
25 cents each additional hour. For boat with oarsman, party 
of 4 person., $1.00 first hour, 50 cents each additional hour. 
For larger parties a slight extra charge will be added. 
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Eureka Glen. 
Water (iaj). 



Lover's Retreat. 
Winona Cliff. 
Promonotory. 
Young's Peak. 



(on m.\in carri.\ge road.' 

Rebecca's Bath, 
Cold Air Cave. 

(on TRUERIDC.E I'ATH.) 

Valley View. 
Prospect Rock. 
Emily's Rest. 
Eagle's Nest. 



Moss Grotto. 
Martin's Rest. 



Council Rock. 
Eisenbrey Clifl. 
Miner's View. 

Summit. 



(on I'ATII M.VRKRI) WITH WIIITF. LINES.) 



Eake Lenape. 
Moss Cataract. 



Cooper's Cliff. 
Diana's Bath. 



Table Rock. 
Caldeno Falls. 



OTHER W.VI.KS AND TOINTS Ol' IN'IERKSl 



I Hunter's Spring. 

II Bloom Hill. 
Under a Tree. 



Mt. Caroline. 
Tower Rock, 
(iiants Wall. 



Laurel Hill. 
Dragon's [aw 
Fox Hill." 



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The Delaivare Pdver rises in the State of New 
York on the western slopes of the Catskill 
Mountains ; takes a general southerly course ; is 
\ about three hundred miles Ions: ; a rapid moun- | 
I tainous stream its whole length ; serves as a nat- 

i ural boundary between the States of New York 

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I and New Jersey on one side, Pennsylvania and 

i Delaware on the other ; crosses the Blue Ridoje 

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I at Water Gap ; meets tide water at Trenton above { 

^ which city it is not navigable, and empties into I 

'' Delaware Bay. ||j 

The Kittati7iy range of mountains, more gen- 
erally known as the Blue Ridge, beginning in the | 
State of Georgia traverse all the Atlantic sea- 
board States in a north-easterly direction paral- 
lel to the coast, and are lost in the Canadas. 

Being the nearest mountains to the Atlantic 
Ocean they have become very well known to health 

I and pleasure seekers lor their grand scenery, dry, 
healthful atmosphereand for their numerous sum- 
merresorts. The Sulphur Springs of Virginia, — I 
Harper's Ferry, Marylnnd, — Water Gap, Pennsyl- 

I vania, — Catskills of New York, — Green Moun- 
tains, — Vermont, and White Mountains, New 
Hampshire, are among the principal gifts of this 
noble range of Mountains. 



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The Delaware River approach in<^ from the | 
north has flown a handrecl and fifty miles along i 
the base of the mountain, apparently seeking an 
outlet to the ocean ; it is everywhere a merry, 
II rapid, rattling stream until it reaches the Water 
i Gap, — here, suddenly changing its character to a 
II deep, slow moving majestic river, it silently takes 

I advantage of the "Gap" to escape the thralldom 
|j of the mountains, and is no sooner through, than 
S it again assumes its shallow rapid character, and | 

II hurries from the summer resort to its home in the 
I Atlantic. 

III Whether the river forced the mountain to di- 
vide and give it passage — whether the mountain 
was first to open an invitation to the river, or 
both, or neither, are geological conundrums that 
many have tried to answer, more have ''given up," 

I and most have agreed to leave with future gener- 
ations to solve. 

We see the mountain approaching from the 
south, mile- after mile of continuous unbroken 
granite ; abruptly, a section half a mile in width 
has been stricken from the huge mass, and the 
resulting cleft or opening has received the uneu- 
phonious name of "Water Gap." 

The country north of the Kittatinny moun- 
tains was known by the Indians and the original 
settlers under the name of Minismk, "an Indian" 
word signifying tJie water's gone ; this, in addi- 
tion to many evidences of the action of water on 
high points of lands, seems to indicate that the 
mountain at one time was unbroken, and conse- 
quently acted as a huge dam to the river, thereby 
I producing a lake of great dimensions, the outlet I 
I of which may have been at Wind Gap, until by I 




j some convulsion of nature the "Water Gap" was 
I produced and the lake drained hy means of I 



this opening. 

I On the Pennsylvania side of the river the 

j mountain has the special name of 3It. Minsi ; 

I It does not meet the river as abruptly as its 

J neighbor on the New Jersey side, but descends 

1 in a beautiful frraduatedcLirve, and at its base has 

jj a narrow level space of hind upon which the rail- 

i road is constructed. The sides of this mountain 

I however are very precipitous, on the north 

il descending; into the river in such a manner as 

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i)l to cause great difficulty in obtaining space for 

I both railway and carriage road. On the south it | 

ij is still more bold, rising in a series of precipices 

I some of which are three hundred feet in height. 

I A peculiar conformation of the summit of this 

I mountain on the south side is called Elephant's 

Jl Bach which can easily be traced from a row boat 

j| near the opposite shore. 

[! The New Jersey side of Water Gap is called 
I Mt. Tammany. It is peculiar for the deceptive 

I appearance of its face from different points of | 
ij view. II 

X The northern approach exhibits it as a flatun- © 

II broken precipice from river to summit ; whereas j| 
^ from the south it appears to have an incline of ^ 
jl about sixty degrees — actually, it recedes from 

I the river in a series of broken, ragged masses | 
!j of rock, one above anotlier, in a disconnected man- jj 
I ner quite difficult to describe, but very wild and | 
I dizzy to anyone having the courage to climb among j| 
I them. Mt. Tammany dashes its rugged face | 
I bluntly into the water, and the utmost difficulty [j 



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was experienced in tearing a roadway through tlie j 
^ Gap from its steep surface. Its frowning appear- 1 
I ance is in striking contrast to the quiet and beau- 
I ty of its surroundings, and it takes precedence 
1 for majesty and grandeur in showing its granite 
I body from base to summit unhidden and bare of 
1 the foliage that so densely clothes its neighbor'. 

I 

I The two mountains Minsi and Tammany have 

j an equal estimated height of about sixteen hun- 

j drvd leet, rock of the same character and dip or 

{ inclination of strata same as each other, showing 

I plainly that they were at one time unbroken and 

I connected. 

Blockade Mountain a spur fr-om the main 
ridge, degi'aded by its given name and dignified | 
by its surname, is a very prominent and impor- 
tant part of Water Gap scenery ; it rises directly 
out of the water to a height of five or six hun- 
dr-ed feet immediately opposite the hotels, and 
while it truly •' blocks" our view of the "Gap" it 
serves in adding much to the beauty of the place 
by the peculiar curve it gives to the river. 



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Mention has been made of the quiet that the 
I river assumes in flowing throusjh the WaterGap; 
I during the summer time tiiere is hardly a percept- 
I able current, a lake-like stillness pervading the I 
whole stream : This is occasioned partly by the | 
great depth of water between the mountains ; a ^ 
number of years ago the river between Mt. Minsi | 
and Mt. Tammany was a hundred feet deep, it | 
now varies fr-om twenty-five to fifty ff-et in differ- ' 
ent places, and consequently is proved to be grad- 
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I aniount of allnviiini carried ()y the liver in times j 
I of freshet, it is remarkable that this depression in i 
1 tie bed of the stream so much ojreater than at 
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Mt. Minsi's steep side hardly affords room for 
a roadway, and Plotel building along the carriage 
rofjd would have been im[)0ssible had not nature 
kindly spread one single level space of land as 
though purposely for the erection of the Kitta- I 
tinny House. Fifty years ao:o long before the j 
railroad was tliought of, a lumbering mail coach fi 
arriving semi-weekly would bring a load ot tired j 
and dusty tourists all the way from Philadelphia ^ 
and leave them at a small tavern located on this j 
spot. Notwithstanding the difficulty of reaching ^ 
the place, its beauty was effectual in steadily in- [| 
creasing the number of appreciators, and yearly \ 
additions to the hotel were required for their ac- i| 
commodation. I 

The Kictatinnj Mouse % 

Is the pioneer of Water Gap Hotels, its imme- [ 
diate proximity to the Water Gap, the River, i 
the Moimtain Paths, and many other conveni- j 
ences, will cause it always to be a favorite house p 
for the health and pleasure seeker in summer jj 
time. It now contains 116 rooms including bar t 
and ball roou), suf)|>lies a tirst-class table, lauu- I 
dry and home couiforls generally. Its principal 
proprietor has kept the same house since 1840, 
which fact alone must indicate that he knows I 
^'how to keep a hotel." 




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I The Water Gap House 

I The largest Hotel at the "Gap" contains 173 
rooms, lias high ceilings, wide halls, large hand- 
somely furnished bedrooms, billiard I'oom, elegant 
parlors and reading rooms, commodious verandahs, 
gns, hot and cold water in bedrooms, and accom- |] 
modations generally, including table equal to any | 
hotel in the country. It was erected in 1872 and j 
is entirely modern in all its appointments. Situ- 1 
ated on top of Sunset Hill, its towers and roof | 
afford a magnificient panaroma of mountain, river | 
and valley scenery spread open to every point of | 
the compass, and the wide extensive balconies are ' 
equally enjoyable for promenading. j 



The Qlsnwood House, 

A commodious brick building is situated near 
the west end^of Water Gap village, on the sum- 
mit of a hill facing Ihe Minisink valley, and 
skirted by Cherry creek. Twelve miles of the 
Delaware river are seen from the front of the 
house, every window of which commands a fine 
view of the hills and villages that surround it. 
The lawns, groves, summer houses, &c., combine 
with the commodious well furnished rooms and 
I a first rate table reputed to be equal to any at the 
"Gap," to make it a delightful summer resort. 
The house contains 79 rooms. 



The Mountain House 

Is situated on the mountain road leading from i 



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j newly erected, well provided for the general corn- [fi 
I fort of visitors, adjacent to the paths and scenery I 
of the vicinity, and at nioderate rates has heen [1 
renia'kably successtul in the important ])articular | 
of keeping "full." It has a total of CO rooms. 



T^he Brainerd Housq: I 

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In the village of Water Gap })Tovides accom- i[| 

I modation for about 25 boarders, it is one of- the | 

"orio^inal" houses of the nlace. ! 



The Juniper Q-rgye Hoi7§q 

I Is the square brick building beautifully situa- 
ted on the hill opposite the depot, commanding 
3 fine views of the Delaware river and mountains ; 
j accommodates 30 persons. 



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Bella Vista | 

Newly erected and pleasantly located by the j! 
I side of Cherry Creek, has gained a well merited p 
I reputation for being a well kept and comfortably | 

furnished summer home ; accon:;Qiodation for 35 ' 

persons. 



The Miver Farm HQuse,. 

A Ifirge stone buildin*]^ situated about one mile | 
from Water Gap depot, with line view and shaded 
lawn at its front, high hills and Quarries in its | 
immediate vicinity. Capacity 35 boarders. 




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The Analoiniiik House, 

Another lar^re stone building, has a romantic 
situation by the Fide of Brodhead's Creek, with 
h)fty hills surrounding it, its boarders never weary 
of praisiuiij their rustic ravine home ; about 90 
persons here find a sammer resting place. 



The Branch Cottage 

j On the road to and near Buttermilk Falls, ac- 
I commodates about 30 persons with a quiet, agree- 
I able summer resort ; distant 2i miles from Wa- 
I ter Gap. 



Maple Cottage^ 

Between 2 and 3 miles from the Gap, by the |[j 
side of Marshalls Creek, affords a pleasant conn- | 
try home every summer for about 40 persons. *| 



The Cataract House 

Two and a half miles from Water Gap also | 
near Buttermilk Falls, is a new and large board- I 
ing liouso. About 70 persons are accommodated [| 
and unite in expressing perfect contentment with 1' 
this healthy, view-surrounded home. ]' 



I The Westley Water Cure, 

j As its name im])lies is partially a medical es- 
^ tablishment, and in addition to those who seek | 
its water treatment, a good many summer board | 






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I ers are provided for ; its pleasant situation and I 
I surroundinofs as well as the home-like treatment 



j its visitors receive, have gained it a well earned IP 
J reputation. II 

I Cim Cottage I 

Also tries hard to nifike a few boarders happy || 
i and contented. | 

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I In giving rates of board in this book it is im- | 

j plied that two persons shall occupy one bed room, 
I though of course special teruis are made to suit 
j single persons and families. The length of stay 
I also afl'ects the price of board, and as the season 
' is short at best, visitors should remember that 
the proprietor requires a profit from his business, 
that he is ahnost invariably liberal in his deal- 
ings with the stranger, and a corresponding lib- 
erality on the part of the visitor will make the 
summei more enjoyable and satisfactory to all | 
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Burnett House. | 

I The Burnett House, Stroudsbnrg, has been | 
I recently enlarged, entirely refurnished, and is | 
now fitted with all modern improvements, includ- }| 
ing gas, bells, hot and cold water, baths and other I 
conveniences on every floor, elegant parlors, &c.j [| 
and solicits the patronage of summer boarders, | 
being in every wa) well provided for their accom- 
modation. The house now has 120 rooms. 

JAS. C. GRIGGS, Proprietor. 



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Highland Dell Hou^q.j | 

HiGHLA-ND Dell House, beautifully located | 
|| oil a spur of the Blue Ridge Mountains, between | 
V Delaware Water Gap and Stroudsburo^, over- '§ 

looking Beaver and Cherry Valleys, — 700 feet | 
I above them — with magnificient scenery and pure y 
j dry air. House accommodates 100 boarders ; 
I Bowling Alley and Livery attached ; soft spring y 
I water, plenty of shade about the house and shady 
I walks ; Terms moderate, special rates for fami- | 
Ij; lies, and others remaining the season. Carriages | 
- at Stroudsburg depot. Send for circular ad- | 

dressing 

J. F. FOULKE, Stroudsburg, Pa. 



LQCust QrQYQ Mourn -J 

I Locust Grove House, half mile from Strouds- 
burg depot, Wm. F. Bush, Proprietor, P. 0. Box 
46, East Stroudsburg, Pa. This house with new! 
additions contains 23 rooms, comfortably fur- \ 
nished, is handsomely located on high ground f 
with fine view^ of Pocono Mountain and Blue 1 
Ridge, plenty of shade, good water and healthy | 
situation, terms 8 and 10 dollars per week. 1 



The Delaware Water Gap is distant from 
New York 92 miles; from Philadelphia 115 miles, ^ 
by lail. 

Tlie Delaware, Lackawanna & Wtstern Rail- 
road runs three passenger trains, daily to and from 
the Water Gap, leaving the foot of Barclay St., 
New York, at (about) 8 a. m. noon and 4 p. m., 
reaching the Gap in from 31 to 4 hours. 



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From Philadelphia, tlie Belvidere Dehiware 
Raih'oad also runs three and sometiiDPs four trians 
daily each way. 

All the above trains run through without change 
of cars ; the exact time table cannot be given on 
account of changes. 

The early morning train from Water Gap 
reaches both cities between 10 and 11 A. M and 
is a great convenience to busi)iess men. 

Stages and Carriages meet eveiy train at Wa- 
ter Gap depot to convey visitors to the various 
hotels and boaiding houses. A charge of 25 cts. 
is made to each person for this convenience. 

No "runners" nor other objectionable persons 
are allowed at the depot, and strangers can de- 
pend on being politely and correctly informed of 
any matter they may enquire about. 

Two daily mails leave Water Gap, and two are 
received — noon and evening. 





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I A row bojit may be obtained on the river bank | 
immediately below the Kittatinny House ; em- 
barking therein, the visitor is floated down stream 
between the bar and Pennsylvania shore. On the 
New Jersey side Blockade 3Iountain rises abrupt- | 
ly from the river, a carriage road at its base, its 

u rugged precipitous rock -ledges answering back a 

ij very distinct echo. 

I Mt. Minsl on the P^'nosylvania side has, first, \ 
I the smooth level railroad skirting its base, — a lit- 
tle higher the carriage road pursues its uneven 
way, and then way up to the clouds the towering 
mountain rears its ])onderous mass. Eureha Ghn 
with tiny,' beautiful cascades divides Wino7ia 
Cliff from the Promontory ; farther up Pros- 
pect Rock with its rustic sunnier house, and 
I higher still Miner's Vieio ; each of these points 
I are plainly distinguisiied and will be more parti- 
I cularly described hereafter. Having passed the 
J curve in the river produced h^ Blockade Moun- 

I tain, uiajestic Mt. Tammany stands in view 

II with bold, lofty, precipitous front — no opening 
I appears for the escape of the river, and here rest- | 
I ing on the oars, the visitor is floating on a quiet I 
I body ot water apparently land-locked by tower- 
I ing mountains on every side. On one side Mt. 
I Minsi descends in graceful incline to the waters 

edge before the frowning face of its grim neighbor 
Mt. Tammany, on the other Blockade Mountain | 
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pletes a picture that challenges and has secured | 
the admiration of all beholders. 

The terminus of the boat ride is at the base of il 
Mt. Tammany — here we have a bank of sand, a | 
spring of pure cold water, a view of Minsi's ele- 
phantine back and precipitous sides, a walk to | 
the slate factory or a climb to the summit of Mt. 
Tammany : The latter under the guidance of the | 
boatman is a steep scramble up and over a cata- | 
ract of broken stones and boulders, but taking k 
the visitor high above the surrounding hills, ! 
affords several dizzy outlooks on the way, and at | 
the top a point so high that Blockade Mountain | 
sinks in appearance to level land, the hotels and a | 
long stretch of distant country coming into view 
over its summit. 

The New Jersey Slate Quarrits, and Cold Air 
Cave may also be visited ; on returning the boat | 
affords a fine view up the river, showing the situ- 
ation of the hotels to good advantage. 



An inexhaustible bedot slate extending for many | 
miles along the southern side of the Blue Ridge, 
[| gives employment to a large number of men, prin • | 
J cipally Welshmen, and a great many quarries are | 
in constant operation, manufacturing roofing and ' 
school slates, &c. 

Cold Air Cave, a crevice or crevices (misnamed 
a cave) in the rocky base of Mt. Minsi. In 
hot weather a violent draught of very cold air js 
emitted from the crevice, the hotter the weather 
the colder the air, the latter indicating 35 deg. F. 



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1 when the former is at 90 deg. Much speculation J 

I is intlul<i;ed in as to where the air comes from, I 

|! and why it is so cold. As a stream of water is | 

I known to flow under the 2;round at this place, it I 

I is most probable that the air is drawn into the I 

I mountain somewhere alono^ the course of this I 

I stream ; moving with, the air must attain the | 

I same t'^mperature as the water, and is forced | 

ij out at Cold Air Cave in consequence of the resist- 

I ance of the liver. The same principle is exhibi- 
ted in the gasometer at the Water Gap House. 

The Cold Air Cave is agreed by all to be a decid- 
ed Natural Curiosity. 



It is not possible within the limits of this book 
I to give a minute description of the scenery to be I 
I witnessed on the different carriage routes ; the I 
1 country about the Water Gap in every direction | 
I consists of alternate hills and valleys ; the hills 
I are sometimes continuous extensive Ridges with 
I comparatively level roads along their base ; often 
i however they are broken into successive ponder- 
ous Mounds of earth and rock, and one principle 
charm of the drives consists in the diveisified and I 
continuously changing landscapes presented to | 
% view whilst riding over, around, between and I 
amongst these Ridges and Mounds. Almost all | 
of the drives are circuitous, going out on one road t 
and returning by another ; a few of the {)romi- || 
nent places named in the catalogue of drives will \ 
be briefly described. I 

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Strondsburg is a thrivincr beautiful village or 
I borough 31 miles from Water Gap. It is the 
I county seat and princi2)le business place of tbe 
country around, has a great many stores of all 
kinds, academy, 7 or 8 churches of different de- | 
nominations, manufactories, and a new and im- 
proved but usually tenantless. prison. 

The population is about 3000, the streets are 
I wide and lined with trees, giving the town ashaily p 

rustic appearance quite deceptive in vievv^ of the 

8 considerable business done at the })lace ; by ex- | 

I amining the advertisements at the end of this 1 

i book the visitor will observe that almost anyar- | 

tide that occasion may require can be readily ob- 
i tained. There are half a dozen hotels, the larg- 
•est of which is the Burnett House. 

Cherry Valley is a beautiful drive between 
the Kittatinny Mountains and Fox Hill ridge, 
the road comparatively level, a fine farming coun- 
try, hills, valleys and Cherry Creek in constant 
view on the v/ay. 

The summit of Fox HiU, east side, shows a | 
fine view of Cherjy Valley and Delaware River, | 
Blue Ridge and Water Gap in the background; — | 
on the west side an extensive view over Strouds- !( 
burg, Brodhead's Creek Valley to Pocono 
Mountain. 

Buttermilk Falls is visited by almost every- 
body. Marsballs Creek here pitches down a steep, 
rough, rocky incline, changinn; in character from 
j water to foam. Shaionce Hill has a splendid || 
■■ view of the Delaware river, Water Ga[) and | 
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Castle Rock projects from the hill side a short 
I distance above Shawnee, its name justly indicat- 
ing its appearance. 

Wildcat Ravine is a romantic crevice in the 
hill between Cherry Valley and Wolf Hollow. A 

I small creek tumbles down this steep ravine in 
countless cascades, and the rough road on leaving 
Cherry Valley winds upward through the crevice, 
returning by Wolf Hollow. A favorite drive for 

1 those who love the rousb and romantic. 



Marshall's Falls on the creek of the same 

name, is the one particularly wild waterfall of the 

i vicinity. Without being either high or grand as 

j is the case with Bnshkill, it is interesting for the 

y huge overhanging and perpendicular rocks, that 

surround and appear as though about to over- 

^ whelm it. 

Transue Knob, the summit of a high conical 
hill Mbnve Shawnee, has a small house erected 
I upon it, i'rom which the visitor obtains a very 
I extensive circuitous panorama of numberless hills, 
I valleys, streams, &c. ; a small charge is made by 
1 the owner for visiting it, and it veil repays. 

I New Jersey Hills Circuit , — the upper cir- .. 
J cuit crosses the river at Shawnee, thence up to (l 
I Shoemaker's Ferry recrossing and home by the t 
I river road. The lower circuit crosses as before [ 

I at Shawnee thence down on the New Jersey side f. 

II through Water Gap to recross at Slateford. These | 
drives are very beautiful being contiruiously be- « 
side the river going and returning, crossing the j 

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The Stroudsbnrg Circuits,— Stormsvilledrive, — j 
Franklin Hill and Scantling Hill diives, are each I 
of them beautiful tor shovvino^ diversified hill and | 
valley scenery as described in the beo^innins; of i 
this chapter. I 

The "Tatamy's Gap" and ''Fox Ga2j" drives, [f] 
each of them take the visitor over the summit of 
Mt. Miusiby different roads, and afford views won- 
derful in extent by reason of the great height at- 
tained in crossing the mountain top. 

Portland and WiLLrAMSBURG may be visited 
by a pleasant drive on the south side of the moun- 
i tain. « 

I SoMBO Falls, a small stream but high per- [ 
I pendicular waterfall, very pretty, and a pleasant f 
j drive to reach it. [ 

Lake Poponoming is twelve miles out on the I 
Cherry Valley road. 

Kakout Mountain ; this is a long drive, by 
way of Craig's Meadows in going, returning on a || 
different road with great variety of scenery on the I 
way, and a dizzy look from the toj) of Kakout ^ 
Mountain down the precipitous hillside into Bush- j j 
kill Creek below. S 

BusHKiLL Falls ; 15 mik^s from the Water j| 
Gap, is well worth a visit in consequence of the 



great height of the fall, and the grand character 
of nature's handiwork in this sublime ravine. 
Standing on the dizzy summit of a precipice, the 
wine coloied creek is seen to iss-^ue quietly from 
its woody retn^at, ii^ suddenly precipitated moie 
than a hundred feet into the wild dark .chasm 
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speedily to send it whirling over another and an- 
! other precipice, through crevices, over and | 
11 amongst boulders and broken rocks without num- ] 
1 ber, until lost to sight it has apparently become | 
I entirely converted into the spray that fills the 
atmosphere affording opportunity for the chang- 
ing playful rainbows, that now challenge the vis- 
itors attention to contrast their delicate beauty | 
with the rough and uncouth character of their | 
suiroundinojs, wdiilst the roarin^j of the cataract 1 
is fit music to accompany a scene so wild, so j 
sublime. | 

The creek lias a miiiTl)er of other falls and ro- '[ 
I mantic nooks to be witnessed before leaving it. | 

I The beauiiful village of Bushkill has a num- I 
i ber of summer boarding houses, the principle one j 
! kept by Mrs. Peters is a favorite place for Strang- [ 
I ers to obtain dinner, w^hich should be ordered on | 
I the way to the falls, to be ready on return from \\ 
I the ^ame, after which the twelve mile drive home I 
} a^ong the river road is always very enjoyable. 

Winona Falls on the Saw Creek with its 
companions, Tioin Falls, Clinton Falls, Merry 
Bright Falls, Ghn mountain Falls, Da7icing 
Waters, are another day's pleasure in store for all 
I who love to traverse the wild glen, arid thus en- 
{ joy nature rugged, ragged, rocky, wet and noisy. 



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The main carriage road to and through the I 
Water- Gap is a beautiful afternoon or evening || 
I ^'walk" — just below "Eureka Glen" there is a | 
j slight rise in the road, and here standing against || 

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the stone wall the best general view of the scen- 
ery in the immediate vicinity can be obtained : 
up the river Shawnee Hill is a background for I 
the approaching stream, — to the left the hotels are ^ 
seen on their commanding hill-sites, — on the right 
Blockade Mountain. Looking down the river, 
the tall mountains and winding stream complete 
the panorama, and it is left for the beholder to | 
supply suitable adjectives. I 

Rebecca's Bath is a natural basin of water at i 
Jj the foot of Eureka Glen a step above the carriage 
road. The Glen should be followed up stieam to 
witness Eureka Falls, numerous cascades, nnd the 
moss covered rocks in Mossy Grotto. This glen 
is a prominent and favorite feature of Water Gap 
\ scenery. 

Cold Atr Cave may be visited by following ||j 
the road to a short distance below the point of i^ 
the mountain. 

Martin's Rest, also on the carriage road half 
way between the village and the Kittatinny House, 
a pleasant place to sit in the cool evening, with 
fine view up the river. 



Th^ T'rue^ridge PRth.^ 

The MiNsr I'ioneers were organizf^d Aug. 21st, 
1875, — a company of ladies and gentlemen, visitors 
and residents at the Water Gap ; the object of 
the association being to open new points of ob- 
servation and make paths to the same. A large 
sum of money was subscribed for these purposes, 
tools purchased, and a number of men hired, who 
were directed in their work by members of the as- 
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|| The " True- RIDGE " Path is the result of the 

I first summer's labor ; the principle credit of 2^1071- I 
j eering the sauie is due to Messrs. W. Harrison f 
i Eisenbrey, Lewis T. Younp^, and Harry Benerman, I 

I I all of Philadelphia. I 

i The character of the path and the nature of the \ 

I country through which it passes will reveallo the I 

i most inditferent observer what stubborn obstacles ^ 

I ^-ere overcome in its construction. Dense laurel I 

I thickets broken, large masses of loose stones lev- | 

j elled and smoothed, boulders blasted, precipitous j[ 

I places surmounted, trees felled, cavities filled, i 

j brid,i^es and restini]^ places constructed ; in the I 

I accomplishment of which as a labor of love only, g 
Jl tiieso gentlemen and their associates of the "Min- 

^ is Pioneers" have rendered a lasting service to ev- s 

ery visitor at the Water Gaj). f 

A rustic summer house near the Photograph |f 
Gallery is at once a resting place and the entrance 11 
to the path ; a few steps onward and Lover's Re- 
treat with its familiar river view is reached ; the 
I path now follows along the summit of a precipit- 
ous ledge of rocks about three hundred feet above 
the river level, and as it is always near the edge 
of the cliff, constant glimpses of'tlie water arr ob- 
tained through the trees : 

How l^eautiful the water is, 

To me 'tis wondrous fair 
No spot can ever lonely be 

If water sparkle there; 
It hath a thousand tongues 

Of mirth, of grandeur or delight 
And every heart is gladder made 

Where water greets the sight. 

^^ Valley View" is the second opening, and a 
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this name indicating that the first "Council" of 
the 3Iinsi Pio7ieers was held on this rock. Gath- 
er the three mountains into one picture as a group 
with the flowing river at the base, and ''Council 
Eock" is the proper point of view. 

We are in no hurry to leave it,' but a short 
distance onward is a beautiful lane overhung with 
tree tops inviting us to visit Caldeno Falls, which 
invitation we decline however, preferring for the 
present to keep the left hand or "True-Ridge" 
path, especially as we notice that it is here descend- 
I ing into a romantic little glen, rock surrounded, | 
where water is trickling and a rustic bridge offers a [l 
seat whilst we indulge in a cool drink. The next 
prominent point is what used to be called "Lov- 
er's Leap," now and hereafter to be designated 
" Winona Cliff." The broad river and its many 
curves are here shown at their best advantage, — a 
magnificent vi^w up, down and across the same, — 
and Winona Cliff deserves more praise than we 
have time to give it. 

The path now enters the ravine, romantic 
Eureka Glen, with its tiny stream trickling over 
numberless moss covered rocks and hurrying in 
rapid cascade style to its final plunge into "Re- 
becca's Bath" hundreds of feet below. Tall trees 
in undisturbed grandeur safe from men and saw- 
mills, welcome the squirrel and robin but grudg- 
ingly afford room for the pathway which is here 
obtained in spite of every kind of obstacle that 
nature could interpose. 

A broad bridge, rustic make, has seats for the 
weary, water for the thirsty, which refreshment 
assists materially in the exertion of climbing the 

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liil} to Prospect Rock. Here is another rustic 
building in which we can rest whilst enjoying the 
magniticient prosp?ct so abundantly set before us. 
At our feet is Eureka Glen through which we 
have just passed, — across the Glen, "Winona 
CliflP/' then Cherry Valley, Fox and Bloom Hills, . 
Brodheads Creek Valley, and twenty miles in the I 
distance Pocono Moimtain. The Delaware river 
occupies the centre of the view, "High Knob" in 
Pike Co. in the distance, hills and hotels to the 
left, and on the right Blockade Mountain shows 
us the character of its summit, for our eight hun- 
dred feet elevation has brought us into position 
to look down upon everything except the main 
monsters Minsi and Tammany. Before climbing 
f any higher we have two "side shows" to visit, 
j wiiich in many respects w(^ will find to be etjiial 
I if not superior to the main exhibition. ^ 

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I EiSENBREY Cliff and The Puomontory ; the | 
[first is reached by a rustic ])ath to the right off 
I the siunnier iiouse ; the secoud is directly in | 
1 front of and a little below Prospect Rock. From f 
? "Eisenbrey Cliff" a just conception of the Majes- | 
ty and grandeur of the Water Gap can be ob- | 
tained, and from the "Promontory" with its per- ^ 
pendicular clifi, iwo thirds of the horizon are era-- 
braced in one view ; these two points complete- 
ly indemnify us ior all extravagance of language 
indulged in whilst describing Water Gap scenery. 
( From the Promontory a breakneck })ath leads 
down the steep side of the Mountain to Eureka 
Falls, thence to the carriage road). From Pros- 
pect Rock the path u[) the Mountain is steep and 
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11 SO higb, that the broad expanse of country over- | 
i looked is dotted with thousands of objects natur- \ 
al and artificial, all dwindled to minuteness. 

Young's Peak opposite Mt. Tammany has an 
I impressive view down into Water Gap Gorge, and | 
I here is the proper place to appreciate a convulsion !l 
1 of nature sufficiently powerful to rend the Moun- if 
I tain assunder. The path now leads us to the i 
south side of the mountain top, and Eagle's Nest | 
and Sajojoer's Vieiu are the points of observation. | 
Eagle's Nest afforded sleeping accommodations 
to a gentlemen who lost his path one evening in 
I the summer of 1874, and w ho quietly occupied this 
lofty berth until the morning's sun enabled him 
to find his way to the hotel. Sappe»'s Vit-w over- 
looks a bioad expanse of country estimated to 
emhrace about 4000 square miles. The Delaware 
River dwindled in a})pearance can be traced about | 
twelve miles, Portland aiid Delaware Bridges are i[ 
in View, the villages of Slateford, Williamsburg | 
and Portland, Slate Quarries at the Mountain's 
base. Farms and patches of woodland innum- 
erable, houses are but as toys and mankind al 
ill most invisible ; The view is bounded by a range 
^ of hills amonoj which can bedistinsjuished School- 
I ey's Mountain. A path marked with red marks 
I can be followed on the return, taking the visitor \ 
'I to the beautiful romantic and useful Hunter's | 
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Lake Lenape^^QQQpQr^^ Qliff-^^TaMQ MQQk 

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QuldeiiQ F^lMi 

The path to these places is marked with ivhite 
marks ; it l)e<Jjins at Lake Lenape a small but 
pretty and useful body of water on the hill above I 
the Kittatinny House. I 

Cooper s Cliff has a fine vievv up the river from j 
a height of about 400 feet. Table Eoch, a pleas- 
ing view of the Mountains and resting place be- 
fore entering Caldeno Glen. Caldeno Creek is 
found rushing rapidly down a steep incline off 
flat-rock the mossy covering of which has given 1 
jfj the name Moss Cataract ; half way down the 
J slide is a natural basin called Diana's Bath., in 
'% which the water rests a moment, then runs merrily f 
J, down to its final leap over Caldeno Falls. Haid- | 

I ]y any one but would desire to remain an hour in I 
Ij this secluded, wild retreat. To sit with Caldeno I 

Fall in view, the music of its water pleasing the | 
ear, and feel the cool breeze tliat shakes the thick } 
laurels, is to have all the senses gratified at once, f 

II so everybody returns well pleased with the visit | 
i to Caldeno Falls. 



Is the hill back of the Presbyterian Church 
and Laurel Hill is m the rear of the Methodist 
Church ; both are pleasant walks in the cool 
I evening, with fine views surrounding. 



BIoQm Billl 

I Is the high ridge on the west side of Cherry 
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head's Creek to the west, and Water Gap village, 
Cherry Valley, Hotels, River and Mountains on | 
the east. Fox Hill is a continuation of Bloom 
Hill. 



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A peculiar formation under Council Eock ; the 
|f face of the cliff is broken in many bulky frag- \ 
I ments ; one particular ugly gash in the precipice I 
g is called Dragon's Jaiv, these places are difficult | 

of access and require steady nerves and strong 
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US-dier Bi Tree. J 

To sit under the branches of a tree is easy | 
enough, but an enormous Hemlock growing near | 
Bebecca's Bath, rests its huge perpendicular | 
trunk on a flat rock and sends its roots horizon- I 
taliy in the hillside in such a manner, that anyone 
visiting it can truly say they have sat "under a | 
tree." 



Is a wonderful jutting upward of granite | 
strata, from the summit of \It. Lewis. This high | 
conical hill, rises from Brodhead's Creek, opposite f 
the Analomink House, and its terrific causeway | 
is well worth a visit. 



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All the streams inthe vicinity of Water Gap 
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I great quantities of them are taken with both fly 
I and bait. Several years ago the Dehiware river | 
Ij was stocked by the State Commissioners with 
I Black Bass] and these have increased in numbers 
III so that in the fall of 1875 a great many were p 
!j caught with hook line and rod from row boats 'Ij 
il anchored in the stream These fish weighed from 
I one to three pounds each, and being a lively, game 
ij fish, produced great sport in the catching ; they I 
I have also a fine flavor, and the quiet, deep water"! 
I in the "Gap" will undoubtedly contain them in j 
I such quantities, and of such increased size, as to | 
I make it an attractive spot for the disciples of | 
I Isaac Walton. The law permits fishing for Black I 
I Bass between July 15 and March 1st, the best 
; months are September, October and November. 

I The hills and woods around the Water Gap | 
I have a reasonable amount of small game ; Deer \ 

are found on Blockade Mountain and at Porter's 

Lake. 

^ The sandy beach of the river aflbrds an excel- 4, 

I lent opportunity for bathing, the New Jersey | 

shore and the bar in the river (when the freshets 

will leave our bathing houses stand) are the best 

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Presbyterian — Rev. S. W. Knipe, Pastor. 
Methodist — Rev. Richard Turner, Pastor: 



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Services in both Churches every Sunday, and | 
on Certain evenings in the week. Stransjers cor- ^ 
J dially invited to attend. Seats free. 



Oaldeno Lodge, No. 376, K. of P., Saturday 



evenings. 



Minsi Council, No. 246, 0. U. A. M., Mon- 
day evenings. 



StoreSt, 

B. F. Brodhead, village — Dealer in Fancy | 
Goods, Notions, Dry Goods, Confectionery, Med 
icines, &c. 



D. Shannon & Son, village — Dry Goods, To- | 
bacco. Confectionery, Fancy Goods, Notions, 
Medicines, &c. 



William Weiss, Depot — Groceries, Fruits, Ice 
I Cream, Confectionery, Tobacco, &c. 
Ice Cream Garden. 



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